Instagram has launched a new feature that lets users manipulate face features while sharing live video.
The feature allows users to add animated visual effects to live videos, such as sunglasses, a rainbow or even a cloud casting shade.
The filters were introduced in May, but could only be used for videos and photo that were taken and then subsequently posted.
But over the next few weeks, Instagram will roll out the feature for live videos globally.
Instagram has launched a new feature that lets users manipulate face features while sharing live video. The feature allows users to add animated visual effects to live videos, such as sunglasses, a rainbow or even a cloud casting shade
Instagram’s recently introduced filter feature has a striking similarity to Snapchat’s filters.
To use face filters in a live video, tap the face icon in the bottom right corner before or during a broadcast.
Tap any filter to check out a new look and try out the filter.
The new sunglasses face filter is available exclusively in live video for the next week, and the the user can tap to change the scenery reflected in their lenses.
When the broadcast has ended, a replay can be shared to your story, or you can choose ‘Discard’ and the live video will disappear from the app as usual.
For photos and videos, Instagram’s filters work with a friend, like Snapchat, and also work using the front- or back-facing camera.
You can then send them to friends through Instagram Direct or add them to your story.
In May, Instagram also rolled out more creative tools in the camera.
You can make videos that play in reverse with ‘Rewind,’ a new camera format next to ‘Boomerang’ and ‘Hands-Free.’
Tap the sticker icon at the top right of your screen, select and customize the hashtag, then add it to your story.
People watching your story will be able to tap the hashtag sticker or text to visit the hashtag page and explore related posts.
You can also add more context to your story with a new hashtag sticker.
Another one of the recently introduced features was an eraser brush alongside drawing tools, which you can use to erase other things you’ve drawn and play around with removing color.
After you’ve taken a photo or video, select a drawing tool and tap and hold to fill the entire screen with color.
Then, using the eraser brush, you can reveal parts of your photo or video underneath.
The filters were introduced in May, but could only be used for videos and photo that were taken and then subsequently posted. But over the next few weeks, Instagram will roll out the feature for live videos globally